TRI-CITY OIL CONSERVATIONIST, INCTAMPA, FL

Cleanup Activities

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Background

The Tri-City Oil Conservationist, Incorporated site is located in Temple Terrace, Florida. It includes the area where a heating oil business operated from 1960 to 1975, and where a waste oil storage and distribution facility operated from 1978 to 1983. EPA placed the site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984 because of contaminated soil and groundwater resulting from an oil spill at the site. EPA and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) have investigated site conditions and taken steps to clean up the site in order to protect people and the environment from contamination. By cleaning up the site, EPA and FDEP have protected people and the environment from site contamination.

What Has Been Done to Clean Up the Site?

EPA led site investigation and cleanup activities in cooperation with FDEP.

In 1984, EPA cleaned up the 3,000-gallon oil spill and dug up 850 cubic yards of contaminated soil. EPA disposed of the contaminated soil off site in 1985. EPA also removed two aboveground storage tanks and a 16,000-gallon underground storage tank from the site. Following removal of the contaminated materials and soil, EPA regraded the area using clean fill and grass to prevent erosion.

In 1986, soil and groundwater sampling confirmed the removal of the source of contamination and that drinking water met state and federal standards. EPA determined no further cleanup activities were necessary at the site and took the site off the NPL in 1988.

Enforcement Information

EPA negotiated legal agreements with the site PRP to investigate and clean up the site. The PRP was unable to complete cleanup activities so EPA took the lead. EPA used federal funds for site cleanup activities.